Dozens of heavy Russian military vehicles have gathered at the border with Ukraine, near to where its aid convoy halted this week, Reuters reports. Russia says it is carrying 2,000 tons of water, baby food and aid for people in east Ukraine, where pro-Moscow rebels are fighting Ukrainian government forces. …read more Source:...

Thousands of people across USA gathered in remembrance of victim, 14 August 2014, by Cynthia Rucker. Demotix. Russians are beginning to turn their attention to violence in the American city of Ferguson, Missouri, where heavily armed police have clashed with locals, following protests against the murder of an unarmed African-American teenager...

Family of Mary and Gerry Menke are relieved the couple have been identified and wish to thank all those who have helpedForensic experts have formally identified the first victims of the 38 Australian citizens and residents killed in the MH17 crash.Mary and Gerry Menke from the small coastal community of Mallacoota in far eastern Victoria were...

Column of 23 armoured personnel carriers and support vehicles cross border after dark, while 280 trucks come to halt separatelyThe white trucks of humanitarian aid rumbled through Russia in a convoy stretching for miles, moving slowly southwards on the M4 highway, amid a landscape of fertile fields and Ladas stopped at the roadside their boots...

Ban on lending to some Russian state-owned companies is beginning to biteCrates of peaches are turning to mush on the roadside. Not just Greek stone-fruit growers but farmers across Europe, the US and Asia are feeling the pinch after Russia’s decision to impose tit-for-tat sanctions. Among the losers are German pig farmers, British fishing...